this is bbc news with the latest headlines. thousands take to the streets of chinese cities to protest against the strict covid restrictions — with some openly calling for president xi to stand down. in the past two or three decades, there have been tens of thousands of small—scale protests, usually about labour rights, against land grabs by officials. but very, very few targeting the central government. a bbc journalist was filmed being arrested while reporting on the protests in shanghai, he has since been released. the government announces an extra £1 billion to help insulate thousands of homes across england,

scotland and wales. scottish football will ban heading the day before and after matches. speak will go and what you think of matt hancock's third placed appearance on i'm a celebrity, get me out of here? in appearance on i'm a celebrity, get me out of here?— me out of here? in third place... matt. me out of here? in third place... matt- his — me out of here? in third place... matt. his participation _ me out of here? in third place... matt. his participation has - me out of here? in third place... matt. his participation has been l matt. his participation has been controversial _ matt. his participation has been controversial and _ matt. his participation has been controversial and he _ matt. his participation has been controversial and he had - matt. his participation has been controversial and he had the - matt. his participation has been. controversial and he had the tory whip suspended as a result. we will get a reaction from the political editor at the daily mirror later this hour.

good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chinese authorities have begun cracking down on anti—government protests which have spread to cities across the country. demonstrators held up blank pieces of paper to express their discontent and to also acknowledge censorship. it is very unusual for people to publicly vent their anger at communist party leaders in china, where any direct government criticism can result in harsh penalties. this morning — the chinese foreign ministry says the fight against covid will be successful. protestors gathered in the streets of some of china's biggest cities , including shanghai, wuhan and beijing, with some calling for president xijinping to resign. these recent demonstrations have been prompted

by a deadly fire in the western region of xinjiang last week, ten people died, and some blame strict lockdown rules for delaying efforts to rescue them. many people are angry at president xi's zero—covid approach. millions have been affected by nearly three years of mass testing, quarantines and snap lockdowns. the police have largely allowed the rallies to continue, but in shanghai officers arrested several people and cordoned off streets on sunday. frank tsai is the founder of china crossroads, a forum which organises public lectures in china — most recently about covid. he says the scale of the protests is unusual: in the past two or three decades, there have been tens of thousands of small—scale protests, usually about labour rights, against land grabs by officials. but very, very few targeting the central government. and basically nothing, you know, targeting the regime itself, saying that xi or the ccp should step down. so, this is why we have some

comparisons now with 1989. there are a couple of factors i think that are causing this right now. as your introduction said, a lot of it is frustration with zero covid, also pent up frustration, without an outlet. part of it is simply that xijinping got a third term, which explained why some of this frustration is vented at the regime itself, right? victor gao is chair and professor at soochow university — and veteran party loyalist of the chinese communist party — here's his reaction to the protests. first of all, protests in multiple cities in china are very rare. and i hope the authorities and the covenant entities will really pay a lot of attention, to fully address the underlying legitimate grievances, if any, and then also take care of demands that the zero covid policy needs to be more flexible.

on the other hand, i think the fact that the zero covid policy has been pursued for three years has actually resulted in great success in china's fight against the pandemic, resulting in the lowest amount of deaths among the chinese people, the lowest amount of infections for the chinese people. i think china has all the reasons to be very proud of this achievement. the bbc says it's extremely concerned about the treatment of one of its journalists who was detained in handcuffs and assaulted while covering the protests in shanghai. ed lawrence, a cameraman, was held for several hours before being released. during that time, the bbc says he was beaten and kicked by police. chinese officials said the bbc�*s statement didn't reflect what happened. let's get more on this now with nigel inkster, who's a former director of operations and intelligence for mi6, and is now senior advisor for cyber security and china at the international institute for strategic studies.

do you think beijing has been taken by surprise, first of all, by the strength of feeling, the scale of the protests? i strength of feeling, the scale of the protests?— the protests? i think they have. these things — the protests? i think they have. these things took _ the protests? i think they have. these things took place - the protests? i think they have. these things took place over i the protests? i think they have. | these things took place over the weekend, and it is quite clear that a lot of official eyes were off the ball. this is particularly true of china's sensors, who tend to be less prevalent at weekends, and have allowed a lot of footage about these protests, and social media around them, to circulate, both in and outside china. i don't expect this to last, but it's not unusual in china for protests to start off like this, without much in the way of an effective response to start with. that comes later. i am confidently expecting that it will.—

that comes later. i am confidently expecting that it will. what form do ou think expecting that it will. what form do you think that _ expecting that it will. what form do you think that will _ expecting that it will. what form do you think that will take? _ expecting that it will. what form do you think that will take? in - expecting that it will. what form do you think that will take? in the - you think that will take? in the first instance, _ you think that will take? in the first instance, it _ you think that will take? in the first instance, it will— you think that will take? in the first instance, it will focus - you think that will take? in the first instance, it will focus on l first instance, it will focus on social media, trying to close down the main transition vectors for the protests on the protest messaging. i think shanghai will prove to be a bellwether for how the state responds around the country. starting now, to arrest people where possible, the ringleaders, take them out of situation.— out of situation. let's look in more detail at the _ out of situation. let's look in more detail at the cause, _ out of situation. let's look in more detail at the cause, the _ out of situation. let's look in more detail at the cause, the chief - detail at the cause, the chief cause of these protests, the zero covid policy, the continuation of that policy. we heard the click of victor gao saying it had resulted in great success, both in the lower number of deaths, he said, the low number of infections. what is your assessment

of china's zero covid policy, three years on? i of china's zero covid policy, three ears on? ~ , years on? i think it is unsustainable, - years on? i think it is unsustainable, and i years on? i think it is. unsustainable, and we years on? i think it is - unsustainable, and we are years on? i think it is _ unsustainable, and we are seeing the evidence of that now. in that sense, china is fighting a losing battle. unfortunately, xijinping, at the party conference, doubled down on this policy, talking about fighting a people's war against the virus. so i don't anticipate any radical change in direction. the problem is, if china does relax zero covid now, if china does relax zero covid now, if infectious strains are taking hold in the country, we will see a very significant rise in the number of serious illnesses and deaths. while as a percentage of the total population, that may not be that large, in absolute terms, the numbers will look pretty horrifying,

in the millions. that numbers will look pretty horrifying, in the millions.— in the millions. that clip is absolutely _ in the millions. that clip is absolutely inaccurate, - in the millions. that clip is absolutely inaccurate, in l in the millions. that clip is l absolutely inaccurate, in the current context, is china's posting record numbers of infections? absolutely right, this has had a dramatic effect on china's economic output. it is noteworthy that they have been a lot of protests on university campuses, close to 80 around the country. students, or recent graduates, are suffering high levels of unemployment. but this goes beyond just disaffection by pampered upper—middle—class citydwellers. dynamic or zero covid has had a disproportionate effect on the least well off, the most impoverished, those who have been laid off and have no prospect of getting re—employed in the immediate future. getting re-employed in the immediate future. , , ., , future. this is about people, albeit state media _ future. this is about people, albeit state media is _ future. this is about people, albeit state media is not _ future. this is about people, albeit state media is not reporting - future. this is about people, albeit state media is not reporting what l future. this is about people, albeit| state media is not reporting what is

happening, but people getting access to information, looking at how people are living in the rest of the world, looking at, for example, the world cup taking place, people from all over the world gathered in qatar to watch the tournament, and feeling a huge discontent with the regulations that they have to abide by. so, what is the chinese covenant going to do with all of this? they must recognise that discontent is not going to go away.— not going to go away. welcome i don't entirely — not going to go away. welcome i don't entirely share _ not going to go away. welcome i don't entirely share your- don't entirely share your categorisation of what has been happening. in fact, categorisation of what has been happening. infact, the categorisation of what has been happening. in fact, the chinese people have exposed a nightly bombardment of western people on ventilators nicus, and i have been asked to compare that with the lower infection rates in trainable is that i don't think they necessarily see it quite as you presented. —— lower

infection rates in china. they have to take account, as victor gao said, of this reaction and think about how to deal with it. in the their only real option is to close down these protests. i'm pretty sure they will, by whatever means necessary. what happens next? very difficult to say. xijinping is notoriously stubborn, and i wonder whether he will be disposed to consider a change in direction. i think they have been trying to soften the edges of dynamic zero covid, but that simply hasn't worked so far. so they have a dilemma here.— hasn't worked so far. so they have a dilemma here. lets go to singapore and speak to our correspondant suranjana tewari. what is the latest you are hearing from those main chinese cities, where we have seen protests over the weekend? , ., ,

where we have seen protests over the weekend? , .,, i. ., weekend? yes, as you can imagine, it's re weekend? yes, as you can imagine, it's pretty hard _ weekend? yes, as you can imagine, it's pretty hard to — weekend? yes, as you can imagine, it's pretty hard to get _ weekend? yes, as you can imagine, it's pretty hard to get details - weekend? yes, as you can imagine, it's pretty hard to get details out. it's pretty hard to get details out of china. but what we do know is that shanghai, the financial capital, we have seen blue barricades going up today at the sight of the biggest protest on sunday. that was the second night of protests. now, there haven't been a congregation of people, but anyone who has come by that site and tried to take photos, they have actually been stopped by the police and asked to delete their photos. and we've also had reports that a few people have been detained after refusing to delete those photographs. it's a very tense situation. we are also getting reports that it is coming to the end of the work day in china, and we are expecting there might be some people coming together for more protests, as you have already said, frustrations are really mounting over the zero covid strategy in china, with people, frankly, fed up with the restrictions. what china, with people, frankly, fed up with the restrictions.—

with the restrictions. what is the market reaction _ with the restrictions. what is the market reaction to _ with the restrictions. what is the market reaction to these - with the restrictions. what is the i market reaction to these protests? well, you know, protests and uncertainty are not very good for business, investors are concerned about the instability in china as a result of the protests. but they are actually more concerned about the number of covid infections. more than 40,000, today alone. that is a record number. because china has not had a mass vaccination programme, they are not expecting it to get much better any time soon. 0f much better any time soon. of course, china manufactures a lot of the products we use everyday, iphones, tesla cars, and when shanghai went into lockdown earlier this year, that led to factory activity being hit. factories were closed, and therefore these brands that we know, that we use every day, their production was hit. the authorities say that zero covid on the restrictions that come with it are essential for keeping china

safe. so with frustration is mounting so much, we might not be seeing the end of itjust yet. why programme thank you very much. we are seeing some copy come again in the last couple of seconds, one report quoting officials, chinese officials, saying beijing city has reported more than 2000 new local covid cases during the 15 hours to monday, 3pm monday afternoon. just to give you a sense of the infraction figures in china. hong kong's top court has struck out the government's demand to bar the former media tycoon jimmy lai from hiring a british barrister to defend him in his upcoming national security trial. lower courts had approved tim 0wen kc�*s appointment but the city's department ofjustice claimed this would cause danger as the trial might involve "state secrets". today, the court of final appeal ruled against the department of justice's application for further appeal.

an extra £1 billion will be used to insulate thousands of homes across england, scotland and wales. the government has announced a three—year programme, beginning next spring, which will provide loft and cavity wall insulation. they say it should help those who qualify save hundreds of pounds on their bills. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. when it comes to our homes, the uk is said to have the oldest and least energy efficient housing in europe. much of it leaky old victorian terraces, built over 100 years ago. a legacy of the industrial revolution. there is already a government scheme to get energy firms to help improve the worst homes. called eco, it's been in place for almost a decade, and is open to those in social housing or who own their own homes or rent privately and are on some benefits. it's now being expanded with another £1 billion. but only starting in spring next year and eligibility extended to those in lower council tax bands.

fuel poverty campaigners say more should be done now for the most vulnerable. this scheme is not designed to reach the most vulnerable, it's designed to reach people who have not been able to benefit from previous schemes so it is intended to be a little broader than the existing government programmes but look, the exam question that we have is helping those people over the winter and into the next winter who are suffering the most from unaffordable energy prices. which is why for my organisation, we believe government focus should be on the worst first, helping people in the greatest risk and greatestjeopardy, more of this money should be going to help them. if you are eligible, your energy firm will do a survey and pay for the improvements, usually low—cost insulation or upgrades to your heating. the average cost, about £1500 per home, it could cut your energy bill by a few hundred pounds a year. labour have described it

as a reheated announcement with no new resources. campaigners say to really change things will cost billions more. this winter, the government is now planning to spend £18 million on more public information about how to reduce energy usage, including advice to turn down the temperature of your boiler, turn off radiators when you're not using the room, and seal drafts from windows and doors. many worry that the biggest concern should be for those who won't be able to heat their homes at all. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. let's get more from our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. the government is looking at several issues, the homes that badly need insulation to cut energy bills to deal with the energy price crisis, and also to deal with some of the concerns of protest groups like and

select britain? for concerns of protest groups like and select britain?— select britain? for a while we have been hearing _ select britain? for a while we have been hearing these _ select britain? for a while we have been hearing these calls _ select britain? for a while we have been hearing these calls for - select britain? for a while we have been hearing these calls for more | been hearing these calls for more money— been hearing these calls for more money to— been hearing these calls for more money to be put into insulation as part of— money to be put into insulation as part of a broader, long—term strategy to try to bring down energy reliance _ strategy to try to bring down energy reliance and bring down energy prices — reliance and bring down energy prices. the government matter are saying _ prices. the government matter are saying today this is part of the plan — saying today this is part of the plan as— saying today this is part of the plan. as you heard damien report, £1 billion— plan. as you heard damien report, £1 billion to _ plan. as you heard damien report, £1 billion to help some homes with the cost of— billion to help some homes with the cost of further insulating themselves, bringing down energy dependence and energy prices. there is that— dependence and energy prices. there is that big _ dependence and energy prices. there is that big question about whether there _ is that big question about whether there is— is that big question about whether there is enough cash, £1 billion is probably— there is enough cash, £1 billion is probably not that much in the grand scheme _ probably not that much in the grand scheme of— probably not that much in the grand scheme of things, and we have the energy— scheme of things, and we have the energy secretary grant shapps on bbc breakfast _ energy secretary grant shapps on bbc breakfast earlier, and here was how he set _ breakfast earlier, and here was how he set out _ breakfast earlier, and here was how he set out what the money was for. this is just the latest in a whole string of schemes. we have already spent £6.6 billion on improving millions of homes so far. you this is actually a scheme for people who

have been left out thus far, because their homes haven't qualified. it's going to be open to everybody, regardless of whether you live in private rented or own your own home. it's designed for you to be able to take measures to improve your home, if your energy certificate is a d or worse. and those measures could save you over 300 quid a year. there is also going to be a public campaign to try to educate people bet more on how to keep energy prices down. the government will put about £18 million into that campaign, to let others know their simple tips to try to keep your energy prices low. there is that broader question, i think, energy prices low. there is that broader question, ithink, and energy prices low. there is that broader question, i think, and the broader question, i think, and the broader pressure on the government to come up with a strategy, a longer term strategy, to make sure that future energy shocks aren't as significant as the ones that we have seenin significant as the ones that we have

seen in recent months as a result of the war in ukraine. and the increasing friction with russia that has led to various countries seeing much higher energy bills and inflation as a result. labour one to the government to come up with a broader strategy. listen to their shadow business secretary, jonathan reynolds. what the job of government is to do, is to map _ what the job of government is to do, is to map out — what the job of government is to do, is to map out that longer term plan. 0ur is to map out that longer term plan. our plans— is to map out that longer term plan. our plans on— is to map out that longer term plan. our plans on the labour side, for a future _ our plans on the labour side, for a future labour government, to make sure that _ future labour government, to make sure that we are free of this dependency on volatile fossil fuels, and become a clean energy superpower by 2030 _ and become a clean energy superpower by 2030. map out the ambitious future — by 2030. map out the ambitious future. whilst these laudable initiatives will play a role, if we are still— initiatives will play a role, if we are still exposed to the kind of pressures— are still exposed to the kind of pressures we have seen leading into this energy— pressures we have seen leading into this energy crisis, and we work to expose _ this energy crisis, and we work to expose in— this energy crisis, and we work to expose in terms of decisions government made going into them, we will not _ government made going into them, we will not get _ government made going into them, we will not get to the position we need to be, _ will not get to the position we need to be, because we can be repeating the kind _ to be, because we can be repeating the kind of— to be, because we can be repeating the kind of precious people have been _ the kind of precious people have been under this winter, and going into next—

been under this winter, and going into next year. we've got to see a bit more _ into next year. we've got to see a bit more ambition, a lot more ambition— bit more ambition, a lot more ambition from the government, to make _ ambition from the government, to make sure — ambition from the government, to make sure we are not in this position— make sure we are not in this position again. that is labour's position, a lot of debate on what can be done to bring down energy prices. there was also a big debate going on about what can be done to produce more energy in the uk. i think we will hear a lot about that over the next few days. one of the debates that is playing out on that front is about onshore wind farms. you might remember, anita, if you cast your mind back to april, which does feel like another political era, cast your mind back to april, rishi sunak was standing for the conservative leadership. he talked about not lifting the ban on new onshore wind farms. there is a bunch of conservative mps that wanted to do just that, including some big names. borisjohnson and liz truss among them. and there is a growing head of steam for that plan to lift the ban on onshore wind

farms, to try to make sure more energy is being produced in the uk. a hint from ministers this morning, from grant shapps, that the government is looking for a compromise on this. labour are backing an amendment which would see the ban lifted, so it looks like the government would struggle to have the numbers. i wouldn't be surprised if we hear talk of some sort of compromise quite soon. you are riaht, a compromise quite soon. you are right. a lot _ compromise quite soon. you are right. a lot has _ compromise quite soon. you are right, a lot has happened - compromise quite soon. you are right, a lot has happened in - right, a lot has happened in politics. thank you very much, nick eardley. three people have been arrested after the bodies of two babies were found at a home in bridgend, in south wales. two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of concealing the birth of a child. police called it a very distressing incident and are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch. professional footballers in scotland are to be banned from heading the ball in training the day before and after a game. clubs are also being told to limit exercises that involve repetitive heading to one session per week.

the new guidelines come after glasgow university research that showed former footballers were three—and—a—half times more likely to die from brain disease. it comes amid increasing concern about the number of former professional footballers dying from dementia and other brain conditions. england 1966 world cup winner nobby stiles was one of them. he died in 2020 with cte — a form of brain injury — caused by repeatedly heading the football in his career as a player. his family believe he headed the ball between 70,0000 and 100,000 times overall. we can speak now to nobby�*s son, john stiles — who campaigns for more awareness of the dangers caused by heading. thank you so much forjoining us today. before we talk about this action by the scottish fa, tell us a little bit more about your dad. he died, didn't he, partly from dementia. he was also suffering with

cancer of the time of his death. the research that you did into the causes of his death?- research that you did into the causes of his death? well, i spoke to donna still, _ causes of his death? well, i spoke to donna still, who _ causes of his death? well, i spoke to donna still, who rang _ causes of his death? well, i spoke to donna still, who rang me - causes of his death? well, i spoke to donna still, who rang me up. causes of his death? well, i spoke | to donna still, who rang me up and said, it is probably cte. i didn't know what it was. i looked into it. the more of the evidence i saw, the more i was convinced. when dad died, mum made a decision to donate his brain. at his brain was riddled with cte. he had been diagnosed with vascular and alzheimer's, but he had neither, his brain was riddled with cte, which can only be caused by head impacts, so that heading of the ball killed my father, not the cancer. ., ., . ., cancer. you are convinced that was the cause of— cancer. you are convinced that was the cause of his _ cancer. you are convinced that was the cause of his death, _ cancer. you are convinced that was the cause of his death, and - cancer. you are convinced that was the cause of his death, and that. cancer. you are convinced that was the cause of his death, and that is| the cause of his death, and that is why you have been involved in campaigning now since then. you obviously welcome this decision by the scottish fa, presumably you

would like other football associations to follow suit? i welcome anything that limits heading into training, it is the amount of times you had the ball that has a direct relationship to how bad you are going to be. i'm an ex footballer myself and i am very concerned. but how are they going to police it? for example, in england, they said ten high—impact headers a week. santos at tottenham said, i'm not going to do that, nothing happened. anything that reduces heading the ball in training, i welcome that. because i believe that the cte is everywhere, and in the fullness of time it will be seen as a national scandal that nothing has been done about it. you a national scandalthat nothing has been done about it.— a national scandalthat nothing has been done about it. you say how is this auoin been done about it. you say how is this going to _ been done about it. you say how is this going to be — been done about it. you say how is this going to be policed, _ been done about it. you say how is this going to be policed, but - been done about it. you say how is this going to be policed, but you i this going to be policed, but you would be expecting the professional clubs, lower leagues, to be taking this very seriously. do you think people are going to ignore it? in

football matches, if the coach people are going to ignore it? if football matches, if the coach says head the ball, you had the ball. what there isn't is education. i wrote to all of the clubs in england and the women's super league clubs, i said i would talk to the players with professor willie stewart and educate them about cte. i'm pretty sure if you asked harry kane or the england team at cte is, he would not have a clue. and this is a killer disease, killing footballers. i have tried to educate, i tried to educate the clubs with willie stewart. as far as i'm aware, there has never been any literature given to a player about the risks of heading the ball. and that is wrong. of course, the union should be trying to protect the players, but the pfa union in this country is not fit for purpose. union in this country is not fit for --urose. , union in this country is not fit for ”urose. , m, union in this country is not fit for --urose. y , purpose. sorry, john, i beg your ardon, purpose. sorry, john, i beg your pardon. i— purpose. sorry, john, i beg your pardon, ithought_ purpose. sorry, john, i beg your pardon, i thought you _ purpose. sorry, john, i beg your pardon, i thought you have - purpose. sorry, john, i beg your. pardon, i thought you have finished your sentence, pardon, i thought you have finished yoursentence, i pardon, i thought you have finished your sentence, i wasjust pardon, i thought you have finished your sentence, i was just going to say the scottish football association has already banned headers in training for the under 12

is, and i am sure parents who hear about this, those parents who stand, week in, week out, training sessions for their kids, they will be very conscious of this, and making sure that their children are not exposed to anything which could cause them serious injury later in life. do you envisage a time when there is a ban on heading entirely in football? that is not what i am advocating. i think everybody should be informed about this terrible disease, and they are not. as i said, i wrote to all of the clubs and i have had no response, really. i've even started going into schools to try to educate the children about heading the ball on the risks that it holds. what i believe should happen is that it should be banned, it should be policed. when they get a 12, the parents should sign a consent form saying they have been educated about cte and dementia in football. at 18,

the players should have to sign a consent form, saying they have been educated about the risks of heading the ball in cte. at the moment, nothing has been done. players who are in academies, or not in academies, heading the ball damages your brain. the more you do it, the more damage you get. it's not rocket science. the brain is not designed to suffer impacts. fiiq science. the brain is not designed to suffer impacts.— science. the brain is not designed to suffer impacts. 0k, john, thank ou so to suffer impacts. 0k, john, thank you so much _ to suffer impacts. 0k, john, thank you so much for— to suffer impacts. 0k, john, thank you so much for talking _ to suffer impacts. 0k, john, thank you so much for talking to - to suffer impacts. 0k, john, thank you so much for talking to us. - to suffer impacts. 0k, john, thank| you so much for talking to us. john stiles, son of nobby stiles. good luck with your campaigning. business leaders in the north of england are warning rail services could "collapse into utter chaos" by january unless the government takes action. members of the northern powerhouse partnership are asking the transport secretary to address train travel in northern england, which has been severely disrupted by strikes and cancellations. the government agreed the current situation was "unacceptable". here's our business reporter, noor nanji. joining me now is henri murison, chief executive of the northern powerhouse partnership.

thank you very much for your time today. byjanuary, nota thank you very much for your time today. byjanuary, not a lot of thank you very much for your time today. by january, not a lot of time today. by january, not a lot of time to sort this out, is it? it’s today. by january, not a lot of time to sort this out, is it?— to sort this out, is it? it's not. mark harper— to sort this out, is it? it's not. mark harper will— to sort this out, is it? it's not. mark harper will be _ to sort this out, is it? it's not. mark harper will be meeting l to sort this out, is it? it's not. i mark harper will be meeting with mayors across the north of viglen. i'm in contact this morning with andy burnham, and i am absolutely resolute that mark harper has got to offer a rest day work agreement for trans pennine, otherwise we will be in complete chaos. he talks, rightly, about how the railway industry, the sunday programmes, is too dependent on rest day working. in the north of ringwood, we don't have that at the moment. i'm all for moving towards a more regular and sensible approach to trade union relations within the rail industry. but at the moment, we don't have what the rest of the country has, the ability for drivers to be trained on rest days. on trans pennine express, hit by the pandemic, more drivers than ever before, but it is taking six months longer to train every single driver,

because they don't have that rest day work agreement. i am focused that although there is a national issue around the rail industry and strikes, this particular problem, which is as bad on a non—strike day, try to get across the pennines as it is on a strike day, has got to be resolved by the government. and those wide talks with mick lynch and the need for the garment to work on relations with the trade unions, it cannot overwhelm and subsume the fact that even on a non—strike day, the trains are the north are not good enough. it is it really is bad on a straight getting on it is it really is bad on a straight getting on track it is it really is bad on a straight getting on track to it is it really is bad on a straight getting on track to trendy it is it really is bad on a straight getting on track to trendy traveller in the region? hill it is, many accounts of the night before and i had to make my way to manchester airport for meetings there, but many travellers trying to get the flights often joke on the train would never dream booking website are commonly and define the night before the service has been cancelled. without rest day working,

trans pennine want to train any new drivers or if anyone has called in sick they are unable to run the services and have to pre—cancel large numbers of them, so the unreliability means people are starting to use... having to drive to get to flights because they cannot trust the rail service. that is not good enough. lots having the same problems trying to make journeys across the north of england this morning. tell journeys across the north of england this morning-— this morning. tell us about this rest day working _ this morning. tell us about this rest day working agreement. in this morning. tell us about this i rest day working agreement. in a this morning. tell us about this - rest day working agreement. in a bit more detail, because this seems to be right at the very heart of making progress. it be right at the very heart of making ro . ress. , be right at the very heart of making rouress. , ., ., be right at the very heart of making a to 0 ress. , ., ., , , , progress. it is, and having issues on avanti. _ progress. it is, and having issues on avanti, which _ progress. it is, and having issues on avanti, which is _ progress. it is, and having issues on avanti, which is slightly - on avanti, which is slightly different, the issue on the trans— pennine route is relatively simple, for a number of months, for a while we have not had the ability for the franchise operator trans— pennine franchise operator tra ns— pennine express franchise operator trans— pennine express to call in workers on their rest days. but express to call in workers on their rest da s. �* , ., �* express to call in workers on their restda s. �* ,., �* ., ~ , express to call in workers on their restdas. ,., �* .,~ ,, rest days. but shouldn't workers be uuaranteed rest days. but shouldn't workers be guaranteed rest _ rest days. but shouldn't workers be guaranteed rest daysi _ rest days. but shouldn't workers be guaranteed rest daysi think - rest days. but shouldn't workers be guaranteed rest daysi think they . guaranteed rest daysi think they should be guaranteed them, but in

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the summer, this kind of chaos and issues around the government has had some real impact because this is the sort of thing that government would always have got sorted out. i don't think you should always be the government that does it but at the moment the powers to resolve sit there and it's got the sorted out, we can all the problems of the summer politically continue to impact our economy. brute summer politically continue to impact our economy. we must leave it there, we impact our economy. we must leave it there. we are — impact our economy. we must leave it there, we are out _ impact our economy. we must leave it there, we are out of _ impact our economy. we must leave it there, we are out of time. _ impact our economy. we must leave it there, we are out of time. chief- there, we are out of time. chief executive of the northern powerhouse. we've had a lot of work weather through the month of november, it's also been really my oath, as we head towards the start of december, things are starting to change weather—wise. a drier, colder speu change weather—wise. a drier, colder spell of weather on the cards. today we have fog patches around in the east, showers in the west, both going to be easing through the day, heavy showers continuing for the likes of man and doorstepping coral and the english channel. the isle of man. sunny spells breaking day,

temperatures up to about 8—12 , recently mild through today. this evening and today, once the sun sets, attempt dropping quickly and we will see dense patches of fog forming. likely to see frost around first thing tomorrow morning, especially in the north and west, a little milder toward south—east england and east anglia, said mr fogg this would be slow to clear, lingering all day for some it is in the midlands for instance, sunny spells breaking through that fog at times and we will see temperatures a little cooler around 6—10 . hello, this is bbc news. the chinese authorities have begun cracking down on anti—government protests which have spread to cities across the country. a bbc journalist was filmed being arrested while reporting on the protests in shanghai, he has since been released.

the government announces an extra £1 billion to help insulate thousands of homes across england, scotland and wales. scottish football will ban heading the day before and after matches. sport and for a full round—up, here'sjohn watson in doha. good morning, we are gearing up to the big day, tomorrow with wales in action against england, both nations still have plenty to play for at this world cup. we start by reflecting on some of the results yesterday. two former winners met for the first time at this world cup with spain and germany drawing 1—1, in a result that keeps the germans hopes of progressing very much alive, despite their opening loss to japan. elsewhere it was a historic day for morocco, who beat belgium, while canada are the second team

to exit the competition after losing 4—1 to croatia. joe lynskey reports. it's not the start they planned for, but for germany, there's hope. their world cup's been rescued by a set of scores that keep them in it. and for a while it looked bleak. commentator: here's the touch from morata. | deadlock broken. alvaro morata showed the strength of spain's collective, off the bench to put them 1—0 up. so germany played a hand they've only recently discovered. niclas fullkrug is 29. he made his debutjust this month. commentator: 1-1. yet sent on for his third cap, he blasted through the spanish wall. they need results to go their way, but world cups can shift quickly. germany may yet be contenders. their hope is the result ofjapan's big slip—up. commentator: oh, it's in!

japan faced costa rica, who in two games have one shot on target — this one. all four teams in this group can still go through. these are the streets of casablanca and football elation for the first time in a generation. morocco's first world cup win in 24 years came against a golden group of players. commentator: whipped in. oh, it's gone in this time. belgium hadn't lost a group game since 1994, but here they were swept up in north african noise. commentator: ziyech pulls it back. it's another. 2—0 to morocco. this world cup veers off script. to reach the last 16, they now need just a draw, and that's to canada, who did score their

first world cup goal, then let in four against croatia. commentator: marko liva'a for croatia who turned it i around in the khalifa. canada are out but will build. they co—host the next one. each day closer to christmas, more teams will fall and more tears are coming. joe lynskey, bbc news. some criticism after the goalless draw with the united states for england. marcus rashford has said englands players do not need "fans to boo" them to know they have not played well. england were greeted by loud jeers from fans after friday's lacklustre 0—0 draw against usa.

we don't need fans to boos us for us to know that we've not played as well as we could have. you know, ifeel like it's a feeling that was mutual amongst the group that we could have done better. and, you know, it's notjust the players that start the game. it's the full group. we can't be so negative about it. you know, we're in a good position in the group and, um, you know, we just need to go and look to win the next game. wales were back on the training pitch after their disappointing defeat to iran which puts their future in the tournament in doubt. they have to beat england tomorrow night if they have any hope of progressing but midfielder joe allen doesn't think a victory is beyond them.

not impossible. no. it's a tough task. it's always uncomfortable when it's obviously not in your hands and you're relying on certain things to unfold. but whilst there's still a chance, it's really, you know, it's really simple for us. we're fully motivated and fully incentivised to throw absolutely everything into getting a win. there will be huge motivation, not least for some of the more senior players in that camp, the likes of gareth bale and aaron ramsey, likely to be their last major tournament for the country. all eyes will be on them. so much to play for as we head into that final group game between england and wales at this world cup tomorrow. the chinese authorities have begun

cracking down on anti—government protests which have spread to cities across the country. a number of people have been arrested in shanghai; some were even detained for stopping to take photographs and barriers have been put up along a main road in the city. the unrest was triggered by the deaths of ten people who died in an apartment fire last week. some people are blaming covid restrictions for delaying the rescue effort. 0ur asia pacific regional editorfor bbc world service michael bristow is here. what is the latest you're hearing about what is happening on the streets of the main cities in china? the protest, which are across a number of cities over the weekend, saturday and sunday evening, appear to have died down, no fresh reports of major demonstrations anywhere in china. there are people gathering in certain areas, but no real protest, and as you indicated there, the authorities are moving quite quickly and firmly to stamp out this process before they really get going, so you see in shanghai, barriers going up, a lot of police presence, people being arrested, i'm sure away from

the cameras, away in the campuses and homes where people live and people who took part in this process, i'm sure the police are kind of moving against those people as well at the moment, perhaps in the coming days were going to hear about that, so certainly a very significant protests at the weekend, but at the moment, the chinese authorities are looking to make sure they don't replicate it today. what they don't replicate it today. what else miaht they don't replicate it today. what else might do _ they don't replicate it today. what else might do in _ they don't replicate it today. what else might do in terms _ they don't replicate it today. what else might do in terms of - they don't replicate it today. what else might do in terms of dealing with social media, for example, the means by which processors might communicate their message? i’m means by which processors might communicate their message? i'm sure what the chinese _ communicate their message? i'm sure what the chinese authorities _ communicate their message? i'm sure what the chinese authorities are - what the chinese authorities are doing at the moment is going throughout the cctv cameras they have access to, screens or cameras have access to, screens 01’ cameras across have access to, screens or cameras across cities in china, going through those, trying to identify people and going to arrest them. you mention social media, the chinese foreign ministry spokesman has been the only person who has commented from the chinese government on these

so far, saying he blame social media and hostile forces on social media for whipping up crowds, whipping up this unrest. he did not elaborate, say what kind of hostile forces, but it's important to mention social media there is a way in which people, notjust communicate, but communicate what is going on in other places. communicate what is going on in other places-— communicate what is going on in other places. finally, the chinese authorities _ other places. finally, the chinese authorities are _ other places. finally, the chinese authorities are very _ other places. finally, the chinese authorities are very invested, - authorities are very invested, clearly, in zero walkover as a policy. we are seeing record numbers of infections being posted in recent days —— zero covid as a policy. do you think there will be any changemac you think there will be any changema— you think there will be any changema you think there will be any chanaema- ., ., changemac there are quite wedded to that oli , changemac there are quite wedded to that policy. there _ changemac there are quite wedded to that policy, there is _ changemac there are quite wedded to that policy, there is a _ changemac there are quite wedded to that policy, there is a lot _ that policy, there is a lot political capital invested in it. or this fire took place, the day after they announced they were reducing some of the controls and elsewhere

invasion, listening control slightly. it does appear the government has heard what people have said over the weekend. ukraine's state electricity grid operator says emergency shutdowns are taking place across the country, after a rapid increase in power shortages.the cause is said to be technical issues in the network — following last week's russian missile strikes — combined with a surge in demand this morning amid "deteriorating" weather. jessica parker nowjoins us live from kyiv. temps are set to drop us the week goes on, and once they to around 97 according to the forecast at the moment, and a bit of a development —— chatting to —7. president

zelensky said in most regions of the country we were now looking at a scheduled power cut, planned bird cuts to stabilise the grid, the amount of demand not being able to meet the demand at the moment that that situation seems to have got worse overnight, some sort of technical issues, we see large parts of the network have been extremely badly damage following repeated missile strikes, and this morning, monday morning, people have woken up, started using more power, and that gap between what is being generated in demand has grown, now is what has led to these emergency shutdowns across ukraine that we have been told about by the grid operator this morning. haifa have been told about by the grid operator this morning.— operator this morning. how are --eole operator this morning. how are people trying — operator this morning. how are people trying to _ operator this morning. how are people trying to cope _ operator this morning. how are people trying to cope with - operator this morning. how are people trying to cope with the i people trying to cope with the situation? ~ ., ., people trying to cope with the situation?— people trying to cope with the situation? ~ ., ., ., , ., situation? well, and a variety of wa s. situation? well, and a variety of ways- we've _ situation? well, and a variety of ways. we've been _ situation? well, and a variety of ways. we've been speaking - situation? well, and a variety of ways. we've been speaking to i situation? well, and a variety of i ways. we've been speaking to lots situation? well, and a variety of - ways. we've been speaking to lots of people over the last few days in terms of how they are coping with this, it is worth remembering it isn'tjust heating and electricity that gets knocked out during these outages, after wednesday's straits,

lots of people lost running water as well. quite frequently you see people walking around having bought big bottles of water taking those back home in order to stock up. some people investing in generators. hospitals and schools vertically will have generators at the moment, should they lose power to the great, but was also happening is the government has been setting up are coping with this, it is worth remembering it isn'tjust heating and electricity that gets knocked out during these outages, after wednesday's straits, lots of people lost running water as well. quite frequently you see people walking around having bought big bottles of water taking those back home in order to stock up. some people investing in generators. hospitals and schools vertically will have generators at the moment, should they lose power to the grid, but was also happening is the government has been setting up or urging able to set up what are known as points of invincibility, the name they've been given, essentially a variety of refuges. we went to one on friday night, a sort of tent where people could go in order to get power, maybe charge their mobile phones with ekitike and family and friends to see whether they are ok. 0ne family we spoke to was there to get some hot waterfor their family we spoke to was there to get some hot water for their child that was unwell, so i think these points of refuge being seen as increasingly

important to do and see because the expectation is, and president zelensky said so last night, for the russian missile strikes will come over the coming months. they've endured virus and snakes, crocodiles and cockroaches. last night the winner of i'm a celebrity was crowned. lionessjill scott is queen of thejungle — beating actor 0wen warner and former health secretary matt hancock. let's take a look at how it played out. third place on i'm a celebrity 2022 is... matt. say your goodbyes. we'll see you shortly. 0k, thank you. and the new queen... cheering and applause congratulations, jill!

i'm joined byjohn stevens, political editor of the daily mirror. good morning. i've been looking at yourfront page this good morning. i've been looking at your front page this morning, good morning. i've been looking at yourfront page this morning, which says now get him out of here, so third place, what is about the public�*s response to matt hancock? there are quite a lot of members of the public who watched matt hancock on the tv and may have thought he was maybe not as bad as they thought he would be, obviously politicians often get a bad reputation and he went in there, he did very well in a lot of those bush tucker trials, i still think for a lot of people out there in the country who lost loved ones during the pandemic, many of them are unable to be with their loved ones when they died because of the rules that were put in place by matt hancock, i don't think this changes anything and he has gone on there, done quite well on a game show, but for those people, those memories will last forever and that kind of memory of how matt hancock

made and broke them himself. i think him bein: made and broke them himself. i think him being greeted _ made and broke them himself. i think him being greeted by _ made and broke them himself. i think him being greeted by his _ made and broke them himself. i think him being greeted by his partner, - made and broke them himself. i think him being greeted by his partner, we saw pictures of him kissing her when he was clearly in breach of the rules that he was telling everyone else to follow, him being greeted by her at the end of the show, that will have created with many people... he said he went into this trying to show people who he really was, that he was different perhaps to the politician they were used to. i think also he has done well on the show and i'm sure he might get more invitations to appear on the sort of celebrity programmes, may be get invited to learn how to bake or learn how to dance or something like that, but they covid story is not overfor that, but they covid story is not over for him, that, but they covid story is not overfor him, we have the that, but they covid story is not over for him, we have the cova inquiry still to come in the next few months, i think that will dredge up few months, i think that will dredge up a lot of these memories. for other politicians, people like ed balls, michael portillo, that have gone from politics and to show

vision for quite political careers, they have been certain their political careers are over, and i think matt hancock has some hope he can continue as a politician, saying todayit can continue as a politician, saying today it is not true he's going to stand in as an mp, things will be accommodated when the cova inquiry gets going and we start talking about all the with covid. it will bring all those memories back for lots of people, and i think at that point it may not feel so appropriate for matt hancock to spend a lovely time on these game shows. that is the big question. _ time on these game shows. that is the big question, will— time on these game shows. that is the big question, will he _ time on these game shows. that is the big question, will he go - time on these game shows. that is the big question, will he go fully i the big question, will he go fully back into politics, a matter of the work being suspended, has it changed your opinion? iflat work being suspended, has it changed your opinion?— your opinion? not really, he did do well in the — your opinion? not really, he did do well in the trials, _ your opinion? not really, he did do well in the trials, you _ your opinion? not really, he did do well in the trials, you have - your opinion? not really, he did do well in the trials, you have to - well in the trials, you have to admit that. particularly at the start he was going in... 0nline things and is to get the stars, he

did brilliantly well, i know him a bit from myjob in politics, i think a lot of people would say he is very determined, has a lot of self belief, i think a lot of people have seen that they are characteristics he does have, but i think it is very difficult for him to make a proper comeback in politics. he says he wants to stay as an mp, and supported rui patricio knack in the leadership contest is a few weeks ago, i think it is very unlikely he makes a comeback as some sort of ministry government —— he supported rishi sunak in the leadership contest. a state of emergency has been declared in the italian island of ischia — after a huge landslide there on saturday morning. seven people have died and five others are missing. some residents say they have been digging mud from their shops and houses without official help because the rescue operation has been overwhelmed. 0ur correspondent mark lowen travelled to the island and sent this report.

this is the centre of the worst affected area here in ischia by the mudslide, where the earth and a careered down the hill, crushing and engulfing everything in its way. you can see here the cars and vehicles that are just destroyed behind me. some are really mangled beyond recognition, as the force of the mudslide even hurled some vehicles into the sea, buses and cars there. the clean—up operation has been ongoing, diggers have been lifting out some of the vehicles, clearing some of the sludge in the mud from the streets here and picking out some of the vehicles that were swept into the sea by the force of that mudslide. it destroyed homes, corporate homes, destroy livelihoods, and destroyed lives as well. the number of victims and confirmed deaths is now rising, and among them we know a 21—day—old baby was tragically killed, alongside a brother and sister of the ages of six and 11. the italian government

has pledged 2 million euros to try to rebuild, to try to help this tragedy stricken islands. 0ne to rebuild, to try to help this tragedy stricken islands. one of the warning signs, one of the problems is one in two of the buildings in ischia were illegally built over the years, so were not able to withstand the force of the mudslide when it came, so there is beginning to be now the route recriminations and investigations as to why this happened, but a real building effort that will take a very long time. it has been described as an archeological "treasure trove" — roman mosaics and buildings found under a farmer's field in rutland. it was first discovered during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020, but archeologists have uncovered more and more since. the location's being kept secret and it's now been covered back up to preserve it. phil mackie was given exclusive access to the dig during the summer. after a millennium and a half, a roman home has emerged from the soil. this is part of the rutland villa complex, first discovered by the landowner's son two years ago. last year, they started digging

and found this amazing mosaic, depicting a scene from homer's iliad. nothing like it had ever been found in britain before. they also use ground penetrating radar to survey the entire field and saw many more buildings. it's divided into three rooms and each room would have had its own temperature. so this room is the what's known as the caldarium. this summer, archaeologists returned and uncovered much, much more. just gobsmacked, really. i mean, this is this is not the sort of, um, survival of archaeology that we expect in a rural situation. this is complete one—off, really, i think. you know, just by finding the mosaic, as we did a couple of years ago, it's amazing. so this is one of the buildings that is part of a much larger villa complex. this is the living room here. that is the fireplace. and you can still see the charred remains of a fire that must have been lit 1,600,

1,700 years ago. and what this site does is it gives a much greater insight into life at a period about which we know very little and will give a greater understanding of what life was like in roman britain. the field is literally filled with roman rubble, roof tiles, pottery and masonry. and they found another mosaic with an intricate pattern, a way for the family who owned it to show off their wealth. it's amazing. it sort of makes up for all the muddy ditches that i've spent a lot of my time in, justjust being able to work on something like this. it kind of brings you a lot closer to the people that were living here, really, you know, and you're sort of experiencing the same kind of things that they would have been looking at every day. so it really does bring it to life for you. they think the site's possibly 100 years older than previously thought, although the mosaics were added much later in the 5th century — a last blast of roman britain. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland.

one of the largest creatures to have walked the earth is to become the natural history museum's new star attraction. a full skeleton cast of a dinosaur known as pata—go—titan will go on show in spring. at 37 metres long and five metres in height — it's larger than dippy the diplodocus, which also appeared at the museum. and it's thought this titanosaur could have weighed up to 60 or 70 tonnes, the equivalent of more than nine elephants or five double decker buses. its skeleton was exhumed in 2014. time for a look at the weather. we have had a lot of wet weather during much of november, in mild and wet month, but as we edge closer to december, in the weather, things feel more wintry, colder conditions, thankfully drier. a fine start to

the day here in bedford, some shallow messiness around, some mist and fog patches around, through the week ahead we will see increasingly lingering fog. it is drier and colder than it has been. not completely dry out there today, a few share is for the likes of isle of man, south—west england, the south coast and some for the western isles, elsewhere sunny spells developing, a few fall patch is lingering for much of the day across parts of east anglia up towards yorkshire. a few are under the misty fog patches, 89 degrees, 10—12 in the sunny spells. recently mild, through the evening and overnight the temperatures are going to drop quickly, underthe the temperatures are going to drop quickly, under the clear skies, with light wind. we will see some pork forming, especially for central and eastern areas. the coldest conditions properly across parts of scotland where we will be if few delirious below freezing. —— a few degrees below freezing. some of the fog could be clear away, perhaps through the central belt into the

midlands, but will be some sunshine breaking through the likes of wales and south—west england, northern scotland, northern ireland. temperature is not as mild as they have been recently, highs up at around 6—10 , most of us on tuesday. light winds and for now they weather fronts kept at bay out towards the west. that they must wind to continue into the middle of the week, huge area of high pressure thatis week, huge area of high pressure that is going to be sat right across scandinavia and western russia in the winter going to be driving in from an easterly direction, so that is going to keep those weather fronts sitting across the far north—west, a bit of rain pushing into northern ireland committee isles on wednesday, much of the uk looking dry once again. some mist and fog around, should gradually clear and temperature and 6—12 on wednesday. with the big area of high pressure, in blocking a day of high pressure, in blocking a day of high pressure, sitting there to the north east of the uk, going to draw in this blue area, a colder air mass on the way through thursday and friday,

a drop in temperature as we head towards the beginning of december, some showers around at the moment today but a lot of dry weather on the outlook charts here, through much of the week ahead, particularly through the middle to be, you may well see problems with some fairly dense and slow to clear fog patches. the trains are the north are not good enough.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the chinese authorities have begun cracking down on anti—government protests which have spread to cities across the country. in the past two or three decades, there have been tens of thousands of small—scale protests, usually about labour rights, against land grabs by officials. but very, very few targeting the central government. a bbc journalist was filmed being arrested while reporting on the protests in shanghai, he has since been released. the niece of iran's supreme leader calls on all foreign governments to cut ties with tehran, as human rights groups say at least 450 people have been killed by security forces.